Coffee BreakCoffee Break: The world of Neil YoungAnna Weggel • Nov 12, 2019Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young is 74 today, so for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from the world of Neil Young - originals, covers, collaborations, etc.?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Mercury Passes the Sun Nov 11, 2019Today Mercury will transit the sun, and won't be visible again from North America until 2049. What songs would you like to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break that mention planets? Bonus points if it mentions Mercury.
ReviewsAlbum of the Week: Michael Kiwanuka, 'KIWANUKA'David Safar • Nov 11, 2019On Kiwanuka's self-titled album, he embraces all his influences from Curtis Mayfield to Joni Mitchell, all while cementing his identity as a powerful voice capable of crafting songs that confront personal narratives and the human condition.
Local Current BlogLongtime local music mainstay Terry Katzman has diedLuke Taylor • Nov 9, 2019The Current learned Saturday that Terry Katzman, a longtime fixture in the Minnesota music scene, has died. For decades, Katzman has been a champion of bands like Hüsker Dü, the Suburbs, the Replacements and many others. Notably, in January 1982, Katzman was on hand to record a performance by the Replacements at a rent party…
News and Interviews(Sandy) Alex G: 'I don't feel like a brand yet'Lydia Moran • Nov 8, 2019On 'House of Sugar,' the lo-fi pop musician's third full-length release on Domino, his often warped voice swarms and lingers over warm walls of stringed instruments and looped synths. The album's themes are murky: memory runs backwards, sugar is spooned, and answers are buried with sand.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: National STEM DayJesse Wiza • Nov 8, 2019National STEM Day focuses on helping kids advance in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, and math. What songs would you like to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break that cover STEM fields?
Local Current BlogWatch Har Mar Superstar, Ashley DuBose, Gully Boys, deM atlaS, Last Import, and dozens more Minnesota artists cameo in new Bo Weber videoJay Gabler • Nov 8, 2019Bo Weber, a Minnesota musician who’s also the founder of MusicInMinnesota.com, just wants to “Pump This Town.” Or, more precisely, these Twin Towns. So do dozens more artists, who all cameo in a new video for his song by that title. Weber took half a year to film the video, which functions as both a…
Local Current BlogFriday Five: Buried Animals, Just Wulf, Mayda, Waltzing on Waves, and Katy VernonJay Gabler • Nov 8, 2019Cecilia Johnson, our regular Friday Five curator, is on vacation this week, and here’s what I’ve learned stepping in for her: there are way more great new music videos coming out every week in our fair Gopher State than we could ever fit into a five-track roundup. But a “Friday Fifteen” would be a little daunting,…
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Joni Mitchell covers Nov 7, 2019Joni Mitchell is 76 today, so we thought we'd celebrate by hearing some of her songs. But let's get a little creative with this one. What songs would you like to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break that are covers of Joni Mitchell songs?
News and Interviews'Sound the Bells' is where Dessa and MN Orch meetEuan Kerr • Nov 7, 2019The live hip-hop album features a selection of Dessa's hip hop work with a group of vocalists and the full Minnesota Orchestra behind her. This years-long collaboration and cross-genre learning results in 'Sound the Bells' and some interesting marketing challenges.